N26496Cessna 550
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply16 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Cypress Aircraft Sales LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Clermont, FL
- Certificate issued
- Sep 27, 2022
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 13, 1989
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 550
- Serial number
- 550-0607
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A2918B
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Jt15d-4
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 2,500 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowCypress Aircraft Sales LLCClermont, FL · current
- until 1946Compania Mexicana Aerofoto S Adifferent airframe: Taylorcraft Bc12-D S/N 7678
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-17-12 | Air Conditioning | Sep 29, 2015 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; …. Only with: Air conditioning system installed via Cessna STC SA3849SW, SA7580SW, SA7753SW, or SA8918SW. |
| 2013-09-11 | Air Conditioning | Jul 5, 2013 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; … |
| 2007-11-17 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, S550, 560, 560XL, and 750 Airplanes | Jul 6, 2007 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Cessna Service Bulletins SB500-26-02, SB550-26-05, SB560-26-01, SB560XL-26-02, SB750-26-05, SBS550-26-02 (Table 1 of this AD) |
| 2006-06-03 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, S550, 551, and 560 Airplanes | Apr 20, 2006 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; S550 0001–0160; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733; 550 0801–1075; … |
| 2004-09-05 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, and 551 Airplanes | Jun 2, 2004 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733. Only with: Equipped with BFGoodrich brake assembly P/N 2-1528-6 or 2-1530-4. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-38 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 Series Airplanes | Mar 25, 1998 | Airframe (550)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 95-25-10 | Cessna Model 441, 500, 550, and 560 Series Airplanes | Jan 22, 1996 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. Only with: Equipped with Allied Signal outflow/safety valves identified in Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (16)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · stator · crackedDec 21, 2011
ON LANDING ROLLOUT, LT MAIN GEAR BRAKE LOCKED UP. UPON DISASSEMBLY AND INSP OF MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE BY MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STATOR DISK (1 OF THE 2 ON THE BRAKE ASSY) CLOSEST TO THE INBD SIDE HAD CRACKED AND SHATTERED INTO 4 LARGE SEGMENT PIECES. THE BROKEN PIECES OF THE DISK HAD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · pump · seizedJun 13, 2005
DURING APPROACH, WHILE LOWERING GEAR, PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED "ANTI SKID INOP" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOTS FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES & MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT HOME FIED. HOWEVER, EMERGENCY BRAKE SYS HAD TO BE USED TO BRING ACFT TO A STOP. MX STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES &…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · motor · inoperativeFeb 4, 2005
AFTER LANDING DURING TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP, PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER BRAKE FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURN IT TO THE PARKING RAMP SAFELY. MECHANIC'S TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE POWER PACK PUMP MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE POWER PACK ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND THE MOTOR WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · trim motor · jammedJan 4, 2005
AIRCRAFT WAS AOG FOR ELEVATOR ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR. WHEN PART WAS RECIEVED FROM VENDOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT TRIM CABLE WAS ROUTED BETWEEN THE CABLE DRUM AND THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY JAMMING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE CABLE DRUM CLUTCH COULD NOT DISENGAGE TO ALLOW ROTATION OF THE CABLE DRUM.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · trim motor · jammedJan 4, 2005
AIRCRAFT WAS AOG FOR ELEVATOR ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR. WHEN PART WAS RECIEVED FROM VENDOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT TRIM CABLE WAS ROUTED BETWEEN THE CABLE DRUM AND THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY JAMMING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE CABLE DRUM CLUTCH COULD NOT DISENGAGE TO ALLOW ROTATION OF THE CABLE DRUM.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · actuator · malfunctionedJan 3, 2005
DURING PREFLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT, PILOT HEARD A NOISE IN WHILE OPERATING ELEVATOR ELECTRIC TRIM. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE TRIM CABLES IN THE ELEVATOR ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR HAD CROSSED. A REPLACEMENT ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR WAS ORDERED. UPON RECEIPT OF THE ACTUATOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · duct · crackedNov 4, 2003
DURING A PHASE 3 AND 4 INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FORWARD INNER BY-PASS DUCT HAD A CRACK. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND WAS ABOUT AND INCH-AND-A-HALF LONG. THE DUCT WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FORWARD INNER BY-PASS DUCT WAS INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pump · scoredSep 25, 2003
AFTER FINDING CHAFED FUEL BOOST PUMP WIRING ARCING AGAINST MOTIVE FLOW FUEL SUPPLY LINE ON RT SIDE LT FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS ALSO INSPECTED. WIRING ON LT (NO ARCING AT THIS TIME) HAD RUBBED INTO MOTIVE FLOW FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO A POINT THAT SUPPLY LINE P/N 6526355-37 HAD TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · wire · sparksSep 24, 2003
RIGHT BOOST PUMP WIRING CHAFED ON MOTIVE FLOW FEED LINE IN FUEL BAY. CHAFED WIRE CAUSED ELECTRICAL ARC DAMAGE TO FUEL LINE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ORIGINAL BOOST PUMP. PROBLEM WAS NOTED DURING DEFUELING USING THE BOOST PUMP TO REMOVE FUEL FOR MAINTENANCE. THE 15 AMP BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · stator · brokenAug 28, 2001
FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING AND ROLL OUT FOR A RIGHT TURN ON TO THE TAXI WAY THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL LOCKED UP. AFTER JACKING THE MAIN WHEEL AND PULLING THE TIRE, A PIECE OF STATOR WAS FOUND COMPLETE BROKEN OUT OF THE STATOR CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK. THIS BRAKE ASSY AND THE LEFT HAD BOTH BEEN CHANGED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 16 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026